Rogers Media is closing its CityNews Channel and taking its English-language South Asian newscast off of OMNI Television effective immediately.

The changes, which were announced in a statement Thursday from Scott Moore, president of broadcast at Rogers Media, are a result of “evolving viewer habits and a global structural shift in advertising.”

According to the statement the changes impact 2.5% of Rogers Media’s broadcast workforce.

“We have recently informed Rogers Cable and other BDUs of this decision,” a Rogers Media spokesperson said Thursday.

“While difficult, these changes enable us to continue to focus our efforts where we know the market is growing, while helping us to effectively manage our costs,” said Moore in the release.

According to the statement, the changes impact 2.5% of Rogers Media’s broadcast workforce, amounting to 62 jobs in total. In 2012 the news channel had reported an average staff count of 55, with total salaries for the year amounting to $4.3 million dollars, according to numbers from the CRTC’s pay and specialty services financial summaries.

The channel, which launched in 2011, had 1.5 million subscribers in 2012, $1.4 million in revenue and $5.3 million in expenses, for a reported pre-tax profit of -$3.9 million last year. Visuals and 680News audio will remain on the channel until the end of June, according to the spokesperson.

With files from Danielle Ng-See-Quan